Incidence and predictors of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension following first episode of acute pulmonary embolism.

Sahar Asl FallahHamidreza SoleimaniHamidreza SoleimaniMehrnaz MohebiAli Hossein SabetHamid AriannejadShahpour ShiraniSakineh JahanianYaser Jenab

Published in: Advances in respiratory medicine (2021)

We found that incidence of CTEPH was relatively high in the present investigation. RV diameter, baseline PAP and RV dysfunction were independent predictors of CTEPH.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary hypertension
risk factors
inferior vena cava
liver failure
drug induced
respiratory failure
pulmonary artery
oxidative stress
pulmonary arterial hypertension
atrial fibrillation
aortic dissection
optic nerve
optical coherence tomography